Abstract

CARO PERALTA, Edgar Andrés. "THE PETROLEUM IS FROM COLOMBIA AND FOR COLOMBIANS": THE STRIKE IN BARRANCABERMEJA, IN 1948, AND THE REVERSION OF THE DE MARES CONCESSION. Anu.hist.reg.front. [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.2, pp.383-407. ISSN 0122-2066.

The goal of this paper is to analyze the strike performed by workers from oil workers' union (USO) in 1948 against Tropical Oil Company. From a theoretical view of Collective Action Theory (TAC) was made this work and enhance aspects like political opportunities for strike, solidarity and the result of confrontation. In the same way, the national and regional press is used to show how strike is developing. In this way, we want to show the strike was a specific demonstration of the fight for nationalizing the Colombian oil against the monopolist capital.

Keywords : Oil workers' union; Tropical Oil Company; the De Mares concession; reversion; nationalization; strike.

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